Vogue Festival Speakers Announced

The line-up for The Vogue Festival 2015, in association with Harrods, has been announced this morning as tickets go on sale for the fashion extravaganza.

Max Farago

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John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Louboutin, Bobbi Brown, Olivier Rousteing and Vogue's Lucinda Chambers are just a few of the speakers on the jam-packed schedule for the event, that is taking place on the weekend of April 25 and 26.

As well as the hugely popular talks, this year The Vogue Festival will also be offering a series of masterclasses, giving festival-goers the opportunity for one-on-one face time with leaders in their respective fields of the fashion industry.

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In addition, all attendees will have access to the experiential Beauty Hall; purchase special, limited-edition products from the legendary Vogue shop and pick up a refreshment in the Harrods Café. Foyer-only tickets are also on sale, allowing access to all the additional activities (although these tickets will not permit access to talks or masterclasses).

Vogue’s fashion director Lucinda Chambers has worked with every leading style luminary of the past few decades. Listen to her tales from the front line of her most memorable shoots – with models such as Kate Moss and personalities like Victoria Beckham and Taylor Swift, to name just three – and hear her discuss the skills to making a fashion picture unforgettable and original. In conversation with the Daily Telegraph’s fashion director, Lisa Armstrong.

The internationally acclaimed shoe designer and fascinating raconteur takes Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman on a journey via the nightclubs of Paris and the banks of the Nile to reveal the story behind the most glamorous and recognised shoes in the world.

From the jungles of Papua New Guinea to the plains of Russia and, most recently, the kingdom of Bhutan, photographer Tim Walker revisits his most exotic Vogue shoots. In discussion with his long-time collaborator and Vogue contributing fashion editor, Kate Phelan.

How To Break Into Fashion Photography explains how a photographer is commissioned, what a creative director role involves and the difference between editorial and commercial work, with Vogue's creative director Jamie Perlman, photographer Rory Payne and international photographic agent Camilla Lowther.

Balmain’s creative director discusses his work, life, celebrity following and how he has used social media to take a venerable fashion house into the twenty-first century with Vogue contributing editor Alexa Chung.

How To Become A Successful Fashion Editor looks at where to start, what is involved and what makes a great stylist, with words of wisdom from Vogue's contributing fashion editor Kate Phelan and executive fashion editor Serena Hood.

Leading wellbeing practitioners James Duigan of Bodyism, Andy Puddicombe, founder of Headspace, Ella Woodward of Deliciously Ella and Vogue’s own expert Calgary Avansino offer advice on how even the smallest health changes can make the biggest difference.

Bobbi Brown, the founder of one of the world's most successful cosmetics brands, discusses how she built an empire based on making the most of what nature gave us and how she went from make-up artist to entrepreneur. The face of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Kate Upton, two times Vogue cover girl, model and actress, joins her on-stage in conversation with Vogue Editor Alexandra Shulman.

Model Stella Tennant and Vogue stylist Bay Garnett are part of a panel discussing how they maintain their own sense of individuality in their work and how it has shaped their career. Hosted by Vogue’s deputy editor Emily Sheffield

Everything You Need To Know About Fashion Journalism explains what makes a fashion story newsworthy, while giving tips about how to get the most out of your interviewee and the importance of accuracy, with Vogue's fashion features director Sarah Harris and the Daily Telegraph's fashion director Lisa Armstrong.

From fabric to fitting to fantasy: Maison Margiela’s creative director, John Galliano, reveals the secrets of the atelier and the couturier’s craft. In conversation with Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman.